The role of media violence in violent behavior

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue , 2006, Pages 393-415

  Huesmann, L Rowell ^a   Taylor, Laramie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assault; Imitation; TV; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ASSAULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; IMITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDE; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROLE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33645823394     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144640     Document Type: Review

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